Transportation in the United States
Transportation Definition
(from Lat. trans, over, beyond, porta to carry). In English law. A punishment inflicted by virtue of sundry statutes. It was unknown to the common law. 2 H. Bl. 223. It is a part of the judgment or sentence of the court that the party shall be transported or sent into exile. (This definition of Transportation is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary).
See more definitions about Transportation in the legal Dictionaries.
Legal Materials
Information about transportation-related laws, reports and other materials is available from the National Transportation Library, the Northwestern University Transportation Library and the Federal Highway Administration Research Library.
Many reports and other transportation-related documents are available free online from the NTL Digital Repository.
The American Association of state Highway and Transportation Officials publishes books on highway construction, finance and design sold through the AASHTO Bookstore.
Accidents:The useful transportation accident databases include the:
- NTSB Current Investigations
- NTSB Accident Reports back to 1962 (with narratives back to 1993) for Aviation, Highway, Marine, Pipeline, Hazardous Materials and Railroad accidents;
- NTSB Safety Recommendations usually based on “a specific problem uncovered during an investigation or study” with instructions on “how to correct the situation;”
- FAA Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing System (ASIAS) for accidents not investigated by the NTSB;
- PlaneCrashInfo.
U.S. Legislation about Transportation
49 U.S.C. § 101 : US Code – Section 101: Purpose
This description of the Transportation tracks the language of the U.S. Code, except that, sometimes, we use plain English and that we may refer to the “Act” (meaning Transportation) rather than to the “subchapter” or the “title” of the United States Code.
U.S. Code Citation
U.S. Code Section and Head
- United States Code – Section 101
- Head of the Section: Purpose
Text of the Section
(a) The national objectives of general welfare, economic growth and stability, and security of the United States require the development of transportation policies and programs that contribute to providing fast, safe, efficient, and convenient transportation at the lowest cost consistent with those and other national objectives, including the efficient use and conservation of the resources of the United States. (b) A Department of Transportation is necessary in the public interest and to – (1) ensure the coordinated and effective administration of the transportation programs of the United States Government; (2) make easier the development and improvement of coordinated transportation service to be provided by private enterprise to the greatest extent feasible; (3) encourage cooperation of Federal, State, and local governments, carriers, labor, and other interested persons to achieve transportation objectives; (4) stimulate technological advances in transportation, through research and development or otherwise; (5) provide general leadership in identifying and solving transportation problems; and (6) develop and recommend to the President and Congress transportation policies and programs to achieve transportation objectives considering the needs of the public, users, carriers, industry, labor, and national defense.
Transportation in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
| Link | Description |
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| Transportation | Transportation in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Transportation | Transportation in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Transportation | Transportation in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Transportation | Transportation in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Transportation | Transportation in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
Transportation (Industry Regulation)
This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of transportation. Then, cross references and a brief overview about Industry Regulation is provided. Finally, the subject of Antitrust, Trade Law in relation with transportation is examined. Note that a list of cross references, bibliography and other resources appears at the end of this entry.
Concept of Method of Transportation (MOT) in Foreign Trade
A definition of Method of Transportation (MOT) in relation with foreign trade is provided here: The method by which goods arrive in or are exported from the United States by way of seaports, airports, or land border crossing points. Methods of transportation include vessel, air, truck, rail, or other. For statistical purposes, methods of transportation are classified as vessel, air, or other.
Finding the law: Transportation in the U.S. Code
A collection of general and permanent laws relating to transportation, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines transportation topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.
Transportation
In Legislation
Transportation in the U.S. Code: Title 49
The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating transportation are compiled in the United States Code under Title 49. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Transportation (including transportation) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Department of Transportation and Transport Programs of the US Code, including transportation) by chapter and subchapter.
Transportation
In Legislation
Transportation in the U.S. Code: Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 157
The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating transportation are compiled in the United States Code under Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, Chapter 157. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to General Military Law (including transportation) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Supply to Military of the US Code, including transportation) by chapter and subchapter.
Transportation
In Legislation
Transportation in the U.S. Code: Title 10, Subtitle B, Part IV, Chapter 447
The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating transportation are compiled in the United States Code under Title 10, Subtitle B, Part IV, Chapter 447. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Army (including transportation) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Supply to Military of the US Code, including transportation) by chapter and subchapter.
Transportation
In Legislation
Transportation in the U.S. Code: Title 10, Subtitle D, Part IV, Chapter 947
The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating transportation are compiled in the United States Code under Title 10, Subtitle D, Part IV, Chapter 947. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Air Force (including transportation) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Supply to Military and Procurement of the US Code, including transportation) by chapter and subchapter.
Resources
See Also
Airplanes
Airports
Automobiles
Aviation
Federal Aviation Administration
Railroads, Trains and Subways
Ships and Boats
Surface Transportation Board
Further Reading
- Information about Transportation in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.
Law of One Price in the International Business Landscape
Definition of Law of One Price in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: In competitive markets free of transportation cost and barriers to trade, identical products sold in different counties must sell for the same price when their price is expressed in terms of the same currency.
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